DON'T BE FOOLED BY SELLERS USING QUESTIONABLE SALES TACTICS - BE CAREFUL! SUCH GLASS is NOT AUTHENTIC MURANO or ITALIAN or VENETIAN Or ROMAN GLASS HOW TO IDENTIFY FAKE MURANO GLASS An important warning to...
There are hundreds of different types of seed bead out there with a range of different sizes, shapes and finishes. As beads vary from manufacturer to manufacturer so does the quality of the bead itself. As a...
Dichroic glass has gained popularity over the past 5 years and as such the market has been flooded by products purporting to be 'dichroic' or 'murano'. Unfortunately an ever increasing amount of these items...
Last update: 19 November 2006 Do be careful when buying paperweights. Attributions, especially to classic manufacturers such as Baccarat, St. Louis, and Clichy, are sometimes wrong - not because of any intent...
Recycling is planet friendly and cost effective. This guide will hopefully give you some new ideas on finding free packaging materials. When posting items sold on ebay it is in the seller's interest to package...
by Hong(Lisa) of 8Season Pandora jewelry It is a unique jewelry system. This unique and fashion style comes from a Greek mythology and comes into fashion in Denmark in 1996. It can be said that a Denmark...
Real Swarovski Crystal Beads or Fake Glass?Are you sure the crystal beads you are buying are real Swarovski® beads (also known as Austrian Crystal Beads) or are they simple glass knock-offs and not crystal at...
What are Lampwork Beads? I recently bought some beautiful earrings that were made from lampwork beads, I had never heard of them before and so decided to find out what they were. I hope it is also of interest...
One of the most common questions asked buy people taking their first steps into buying a glass fusing kiln is 'Can I fuse glass in a pottery kiln?' Well the simple answer to that is yes. However. Ceramic kilns...
How to make a stylish necklace for any occasion How many times have you found yourself rifling through your jewellery-box looking for just the right necklace that you know perfectly well you don't have? It...